Does anyone know any wild trout streams in chester county or near chester county? I have looked on the Class A list and the natural reproduction list but i am looking for some more since there arent many on either list. Anything would help.

Brownie, Welcome to the Paff forums. This particular forum, Stream Reports, is for past tense, actual fishing reports, rather than inquiries about where to fish. To be honest, many of our forum members are tight lipped about wild trout streams, particularly in areas such as Chester County. The PFBC Class A and NR list are your best bet. The fact that you didn't find many streams.... is because there aren't many in that part of the state. If you've really got the itch for wild trout, you might wish to look more towards center state. With that said, try the Advanced Search function at the bottom of the page and try "Chester County" and you can see reports on the fishing opportunities there. We have another forum Stream Locations, that is currently unavailable due to a tech glitch.

these are the kind of replys that give flyfishermen the bad reputation of being snooty and stuck up fishing pre-madonas!why don't u just tell the guy a name of the stream.I would if I knew one other than Valley Creek.Its not like he is going to go racing down there and ruin it.Bash me all you want I don't care.

Hey Steve98, a PM is the way to go here not posting it out in the open...SEPA is not like other parts of the state....it will get overcrowded...See Valley Creek the past 5 years, youd swear it was the west branch of the delaware soemtimes....

One of the pleasures of fishing off the natural reproduction list is the effort it takes to find a good stream. It is like an adventure, sometimes good and sometimes bad. Look at the list and make a plan. Don't ask to be hand fed information because that truly takes away half the fun.

Not much in Chester County. Head west or north and there is plenty. Fortunately Chesco does have a couple good stocked fisheries as well as Valley plus we are surrounded by some counties that have excellent trout fishing. Now if you want to know a couple good chub streams all you gotta do is ask.

I haven't lived here that long, and I haven't had much time since I did. Every time I get out I make a big trip of it.

But I do want to start exploring Chesco's streams more. I know there's at least 1 guy on here that's given me some information and has really explored the little brookie streams in the county, and had some luck.

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I use the class A, B, C lists and have had better results in finding wild trout streams.

Umm, they don't publish the B, C, and D lists. Only A, as well as wilderness trout waters. And frankly, most of my favorites throughout the state are NOT class A, many are class C or D, officially. But those classes aren't a great representation of what's happening out there. These small streams cycle so much with year classes, A one year, D the next, B the next, etc. Not ot mention longer term changes. A survey in 1976 just is not a good indication of what's going on today. Class A draws people.

"True, but we are talking about Chester County. It isn't exactly the trout mecca of the world. You might as well try all the streams because there aren't many to explore."

I think Valley is the only CLASS A stream in Chesco if my memory serves me correctly. There is much better fishing to be had in Chesco and surrounding counties especially if your looking at the Class A lists.

My advice to someone looking for wild trout streams is to look as long as you want but don't expect to find much in Chesco. I have spent a lot of time practically crawling streams in Chesco and have been fishing them for about 25 years. You can find the occasional wild brown and the occasional brookie but I have not found these small streams very capable of supporting any kind of vibrant fishery.

"Umm, they don't publish the B, C, and D lists. Only A, as well as wilderness trout waters. And frankly, most of my favorites throughout the state are NOT class A, many are class C or D, officially. But those classes aren't a great representation of what's happening out there. These small streams cycle so much with year classes, A one year, D the next, B the next, etc. Not ot mention longer term changes. A survey in 1976 just is not a good indication of what's going on today. Class A draws people."

PCRAY,

Taken directly from the PFBC website. Would you like to clarify this for me since you know everything? Lol. To the average person such as myself it appears that under "WILDERNESS TROUT STREAMS" they do publish whether a stream is CLASS A, B, C and so on.